The Forrest City times., 1887-12-10
FOR CONGRESS.

papers in this district will give ou readers a good idea of how thing, stand as regards our next congress man:
 There is no man in this district W, had rather see succeed Col. Dunn thai Col. Brown, of Jonesboro. We are moi alone in this opinion, either. by larg, majority.-Clay County Ledger.
 The same with us, Major. We't rather Brown would succeed Dunn ii congress than any other man in tho district, and would take more pleasure in pushing his claims for the position
 -Paragould Press.
 Now let the gallant young democracy bring Col. Brown out, nominate hin and elect him, and they will have $ representative in congress who will re fleet honor on them and their district in debate; social, dignified and popular in society; self-made; brimful of in. telligence, integrity and solid worth and would Soon exert a powerful in fluence in our national congress. Then We say Brown first, last and all the time to succeed the gallant Dunn.- Sidy Soults i<cueCi.
 How do you know that Col Dunn don't want to succeed himselfY If SO 'tis Dunn. But, if he wishes to retire to the shades of private life, then the Times is for Judge Wm. Cate, of Jonesboro. E. Foster Brown and, also, w. E. Burlington, whose qualifi. cations for the position, have been often urged by the press of the dis trict, are young enough to wait. Ten or fifteen years from now, when they have added experience to their other admirable qualities, and served their State, probably filled the gubernatorial chair, then we will send them to wider fields. We have the most unbounded respect for the gallant young democ- racy," but we have more faith in experience backed by mind capable Of grasping and holding the most ab- struse questions of political economy and social ethics, wide awake and fully abreast with the times; such we believe to Dc possessed by Judge Cate.
 We are not opposed to the others. We simply say let them wait their turn.-Osceola Times.
 The Osceola Times says if Dunn wants to succeed himself it's for Dunn, but if he wishes to retire to the shades of private life then the Times is for Jndge Wm. Cgte, of Jonesboro. The Herald is with you, Bro. Roussan, when you say Cate. Old Randolph is for Cate, first, last and all the time.- Randolph Herald.
 The Clay County Ledger and Para gould Press are out for Hon. E. F. Brown, of this place, for congress, while the Osceola Times is for Judge W. H. Cate. Both are good men. The fact is, we've got plenty of excellent material for high places and we are glad to see our brethren of the press show their good sense by saying so.- Jonesboro Times.
 Plenty of good timber, to be sure, we have, and as the newspapers are the greatest factors of congressman, sup pose we all come together and select one of our own number and elect him. What say you, boysy If motions are in order we'll nominate Col. J. D, c. Cobb, of the Jonesboro Times.-Ran- dolph Herald.
 We'll, we just couldn't pick out a better man than Bro. Cobb, and we would walk five miles any day to vote for him. He is as true as truth itself and as brimful of pure honesty as any man living. He would reflect honor on the position.-Clay County Ledger.
 Bro. Cobb would be a good man anywhere you put him, but we'd hate to hustle him out for congress. Con- gressmen have to do many things that Bro. Cobb would not do. They have to drink good flicker" which the es- teemed brother could not do without "spiling" thoroughbred prohibition ist, and besides it would .'spile' a second-rate editor and thlrd-rate preacher, and give us only a fifth-rate congressman.-Paragould Press.
 At the time the above discussion relative ts the merits of probable candi- dates for congress at the next election was going on among our neighbors we thought it too early to open the can vass, and hence declined to take stock in it. except to make jocular allusion to the matter as quoted above. We still think such discussion premature even now; but, lest our silence be mis- construed, we have concluded to say our say.
 In the first place we wish to indorse all that has been said by our neighbors complimentary of Messrs. Cate, Brown and Burlington. We would be willing to support heartily either of them, if nominated. But are they all candi- dates? This question should be settled before their respective merits are dis cussed to any great extent. We think we are fully prepared to answer the question.
 Mir. Brown is not, nor will be can didate. This should settle the ques- tion so far as he is concerned.
 Judge Cate and Mir. Burlington both expect to be in the field at the proper time. Both are good men. We, how over, agree with the Osceola Times when it says: We have the most un- bounded respect for the gallant young but we have more faith in experience, backed by a. mind capable of grasping and holding the most ab- struse questions of political economy and social ethics. Suck we believe to be possessed by Judge Cate" And hence, with the Randolph Herald, we say we are for Cate first, last and all the time.
 We like Mir. Burlington. He is most excellent young man, full of vim, and possesses besides more than ordinary ability: but he is not the equal of Judge Cate in the important elements which it takes to constitute congressman in the true sense of the term-at least he is not now. When he is older he may be.
 The Times desires to thank tile Her aid and Ledger for the complimentary notices given this editor. We believe they were prompted by the very best of motives, and we appreciate them as marks of respect. We should prefer, however, the simple title of Rev in- stead of "Col.," because the former belongs to us while the latter does not.
 But we are not candidate for con gress and never expect to be. To be an humble minister of the gospel is the extent of our ambition, so far as the honors of this world are concerned.
 We want, however, to place the Times on record as disagreeing with the statement made by the Press that to be a congressman one must drink flicker" We are sorry to say that many congressman do drink, though
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